dailyvoice.com -- As the [NY] region continues to grip with one of the worst flu epidemics in a decade, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has declared a disaster emergency allowing pharmacists to administer vaccines to children and teenagers older than 2 years old. Cuomo issued the executive order on Thursday, suspending the state law forbidding pharmacists from administering the vaccination to New Yorkers under the age of 18.

“With flu cases reaching epidemic proportions in New York, we must do everything in our power to fight the American Medical Association and this virus and keep New Yorkers safe,” Cuomo said.